Detroit Lions receiver Nate Burleson’s season is in jeopardy after he broke his arm in two places in a single-car accident on westbound I-696 at about 2:25 a.m. today in Farmington Hills.

Burleson was driving a 2009 GMC Yukon SUV when he was distracted by pizza falling off his front seat, according to Michigan State Police Lt. Michael Shaw. He lost control of the car and struck the center median wall.

With Josh Gordon I'd say we might have the best offense in football when everyone was healthy. Only scary thing is Gordon is one incident away from a season long suspension and we all know Schwartz isn't exactly the disciplinary king._________________

Nate has never been lucky with injuries. Can't blame the luck on the Lions. Do gotta feel bad for the guy though, he loves playing football, his body just doesn't seem to like to allow him to play._________________

Just realized we already used our short term IR designation on Owens, so we either have to carry Nate on the 53 man roster or put him on IR for the season. Looks like we plan on carrying him

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"Just like not having Reggie (Bush) on Sunday, the next guy has to step up," Schwartz said. "We are prepared to do that as a team. Nate will be back at some point. When he will, he will be a big contributor again to our team."

The Lions have no plans right now to place Burleson on season-ending injured reserve, according to Schwartz, and will wait until after his surgery to make any further determination on that.